Archibald Morris has owned a home on South F Street in Lake Worth for 40 years.

Morris, 91, lives a block from All County Funeral Home and Crematory.

He said on some days, the smell coming out the crematory smoke stacks could bring you to your knees.

"Whenever time they do cremate a body, you can smell it," Morris said. "You always smell it especially when the wind is blowing into your direction."

On July 1, another homeowner saw a huge plume of black smoke coming from the crematorium.

She said she thought the building was on fire, but it turned out to be someone being cremated.

She said the smoke quickly spread to several streets and took several photos of the smoke with her smartphone.

Morris said he wished the problem would go away.

"It's very bad, because after you start smelling it, you know what it is," Morris said.

A handful of people complained to city commissioners.

Health department officials said if crematoriums emit black smoke, state law requires them to self-report any incidents to the health department.

But the problem on July 1 was never reported.

The company's CEO would not talk with WPBF 25 News on camera.

He did issue a statement.

It said, in part: "We are working very closely with our crematory maintenance company to prevent this in the future. We maintain very strict operating procedures, maintain and exceed regulations, and will continue to do so for our client families with the utmost dignity and respect for years to come."